Movie
The English Patient
Overview
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-11-14
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miramax, The Saul Zaentz Company, Tiger Moth Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Almásy
- Juliette Binoche as Hana
- Willem Dafoe as David Caravaggio
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Katharine Clifton
- Naveen Andrews as Sikh Kip
- Colin Firth as Geoffrey Clifton
- Julian Wadham as Madox
- Torri Higginson as Mary
- Jürgen Prochnow as Major Muller
- Kevin Whately as Sgt. Hardy
- Clive Merrison as Fenelon-Barnes
- Nino Castelnuovo as D'Agostino
Crew
- Anthony Minghella - Director
- Anthony Minghella - Screenplay
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